Thieving Merchandising Bastards

**Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:34 pm**

Thought I would share an anecdote from the Hells Ditch tour.

I went down to Leicester to see the band (92? 93? Can't remember) and being a green, penny pinching, student refused to pay the extortionate price for an official tour shirt (£12 if my memory serves me right). However, a fine and exhilerating time was had by all and we left the venue in a happy and joyous state.

On the way out my resolve was close to being broken but I held fast and hatched a cunning plan. Why spend £12 on a top inside the gig when I could spend a fiver outside buying an unofficial top and then blow the £7 I had saved on beer the following night (7 pnts with 7pence change at the local union bar)?

Off I trotted and happily parted with a crisp fiver for my green Dog eat Dog shirt. As I acknowledged the cheery scouser who had flogged me the item I noticed him looking out of the corner of his eye at me. I took this to be a sign of a deal well done and went on my happy way. It was not until 50 yards down the road when my befuddled brain finally registered that I only had a £20 note in my pocket (carefully chsoen so as not to spill out of my jeans pocket and onto the gig floor like the shrapnel I normally carried around) and therefore I had happliy payed 4 times the price for the cheap piece of tat that would shrink and stretch after a couple of washes. I returned to the place of the previous transaction only to find the seller had buggered off.

Tonight, as I sit here with a glass of wine in hand I still shake with rage at the injustice of it all. To top is all I came home from work a couple of years ago and the missus had begun using the shirt I had bought (I still could not bring myself to throw the damned thing away - even in its bedraggled state) to decorate the house with.

**Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:49 pm**

Plastic Paddy wrote:
To top is all I came home from work a couple of years ago and the missus had begun using the shirt I had bought (I still could not bring myself to throw the damned thing away - even in its bedraggled state) to decorate the house with.

I must say that in my pathetic sober state I do not get the significance. She was: A) a good wife and was showing her pride in the home team; B) a bad wife and was displaying inferior material that your home boyz would laugh at; or C) she was a bad wife and using it as a rag to clean the house. Please tell me which one so I know what to think of your wife. (withe all due respect)

**Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:57 pm**

Plastic Paddy wrote: As I acknowledged the cheery scouser who had flogged me the item I noticed him looking out of the corner of his eye at me. I took this to be a sign of a deal well done and went on my happy way. ........... I returned to the place of the previous transaction only to find the seller had buggered off.

The predatory cheating bastard! Preying on drunken fans after the show and short changing them. Its just wrong. Damn his eyes! :twisted:

**Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:03 pm**

I must say that in my pathetic sober state I do not get the significance. She was: A) a good wife and was showing her pride in the home team; B) a bad wife and was displaying inferior material that your home boyz would laugh at; or C) she was a bad wife and using it as a rag to clean the house. Please tell me which one so I know what to think of your wife. (withe all due respect)

The stupid mare was painting the kitchen in it. Do you wish to buy an emulsion covered shirt?

**Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:12 pm**

Do you mind if I call your wife a bitch?

My ex-wife routinely used my collection of sentimentally valuable t-shirts as rags as she saw fit. I'm well rid of her. I shant give you any advice though, comrade. :lol:

**Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:56 am**

I had an ex-girlfriend who not only routinely stole my vinyl records, she took my Op-Ivy shirt, the Rip-Offs shirt, and my youth hockey training uniform.

**Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:04 pm**

Plastic Paddy wrote:It was not until 50 yards down the road when my befuddled brain finally registered that I only had a £20 note in my pocket (carefully chsoen so as not to spill out of my jeans pocket and onto the gig floor like the shrapnel I normally carried around) and therefore I had happliy payed 4 times the price for the cheap piece of tat that would shrink and stretch after a couple of washes. I returned to the place of the previous transaction only to find the seller had buggered off.

Aww thats awful. Damn the seller, damn him :evil:

**Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:34 pm**

Frame wrote:I had an ex-girlfriend who not only routinely stole my vinyl records, she took my Op-Ivy shirt, the Rip-Offs shirt, and my youth hockey training uniform.

Frame, it sounds to me as if your ex had very good taste! :lol:

oh, wait, she's your ex? sorry...

I was ripped off years ago, when I was waitressing. An elderly man did some sort of sleight of hand involving bills and change. One never forgets the experience, but the lesson is learned.

**Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:31 pm**

Eric V wrote:Do you mind if I call your wife a bitch?

Guess so.

Didn't, mind you!

Just asked. :wink:

Good on you for sticking up for that lovely woman! Smashing hostess and goddessa of domesticita.

**Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:38 am**

territa wrote:I was ripped off years ago, when I was waitressing. An elderly man did some sort of sleight of hand involving bills and change.

That's really fucked up. It's bad enough to rip anyone off, but it's that much worse to rip off someone who makes their wage primarily on tips.

Waitresses and waiters get shit on enough. Shouldn't have to deal with people intentionally ripping them off.

**Mon Jan 30, 2006 9:59 pm**

i once bought a umbrella off a guy in the street for ten quid then further up the street saw a big pile of them on sale for 4 quid each. fucking wanker

**Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:39 pm**

I found out about the USA tour very late, about 4 days ago to be exact. I was crushed to find out most of the shows were sold out. So, I went to ebay and looked for some tickets, which of course I found many. Sad thing is, most are being sold for obscene amounts of money. Not that The Pogues aren't worth it mind you, but how does one justify buying 2 tickets for $50 or $60 dollars a piece and then turning around and STARTING the bid at $550.00!!!!!! or "buy it now" for $700.00!! BASTARDS! I'm happy to say that I bought tickets for a fair price from an honest individual and can't wait to see them!

**Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:47 pm**

Good for you. Which show, and was it through the forum?

**Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:14 am**

They are for the March 19th show in NYC. I'm driving up from FL. I still got the tickets on ebay but the price was at just value. Same as I would have spent through ticketmaster with shipping and stuff. My hubby and I are making a road trip of it!

**Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:32 pm**

Anonymous wrote:My hubby and I are making a road trip of it!

Cool

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